PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL IMPLANT OR MEDICAL IMPLANT PART COMPRISING POROUS UHMWPE

摘要

The invention provides a medical implant or medical implant part comprising porous ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight of about 400,000 atomic mass units or more and a porosity of about 15% to about 65%. The invention further provides a process for producing a medical implant or medical implant part.